
Appraisal: WWII Atomic Bomb Missions Archive
Clip: Season 29 Episode 13 | 2m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Appraisal: WWII Atomic Bomb Missions Archive
Watch Jeff Shrader appraise a WWII atomic bomb missions archive in Maryland Zoo, Hour 1.
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Appraisal: WWII Atomic Bomb Missions Archive
Clip: Season 29 Episode 13 | 2m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Watch Jeff Shrader appraise a WWII atomic bomb missions archive in Maryland Zoo, Hour 1.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGUEST: My mother-in-law made these shadow boxes for each of her four sons after their father passed away.
They each contained different medals and photos that she had reproduced in there.
APPRAISER: Who is this individual to you?
GUEST: Uh, Jacob Beser is my father-in-law.
APPRAISER: Tell me about what he did in World War II.
GUEST: He was the, uh, radar countermeasure.
He controlled whether or not the bomb would detonate in air.
He did both missions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
APPRAISER: That's got to be a fairly rare thing.
GUEST: It is-- he was the only man that did both missions.
He, um, considered it his job to the United States.
He joined right after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
And his whole speech was that he would hope that this would never happen again.
He is, um, the only Jewish man in Baltimore that participated in the bombing, so, he was very concerned about what was going on during World War II.
APPRAISER: You've got her copy of the photograph, because we saw the original in the material.
We've got the newspaper bit for context.
And then down here, his miniature medals: the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal, American Campaign, Asiatic-Pacific, and the World War II Victory.
But the real stars of the show are these two pieces here at the very bottom, this little leather band and I.D.
bracelet and, more so, the identification tag.
And the reason why those have more significance than the medals is because those would have been on his person when he flew those missions.
To put a value on this could be perceived as disrespectful.
It is not intended in that way.
It simply reflects the position of the item within the demand for extremely historical military memorabilia.
We discussed it at the table amongst our colleagues and believe that a conservative auction estimate for this, just what you see here, would be between $3,000 and $5,000.
GUEST: Wow.
That's amazing.
Well, it'll always be with the family.
APPRAISER: This is really a window into a pivotal moment in world history.
Appraisal: 1865 Lewis M. Rutherfurd Lunar Photographs
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Appraisal: 1865 Lewis M. Rutherfurd Lunar Photographs (2m 55s)
Appraisal: 1885 Elizabeth Nourse Gouache with Original Frame
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Appraisal: 1885 Elizabeth Nourse Gouache with Original Frame (3m)
Appraisal: 1918 Israel Mannesovitch Judaica Papercut
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Appraisal: 1918 Israel Mannesovitch Judaica Papercut (2m 50s)
Appraisal: 1928 D.H. Lawrence-signed "Lady Chatterley's Lover" 1st Edition
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Appraisal: 1928 D.H. Lawrence-signed "Lady Chatterley's Lover" 1st Edition (2m 1s)
Appraisal: 1958 Dick West "Coyote-Warrior" Sculpture
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Appraisal: 1958 Dick West "Coyote-Warrior" Sculpture (2m 20s)
Appraisal: 1959 & 1961 Lynne Drexler Oil Paintings
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Appraisal: 1959 & 1961 Lynne Drexler Oil Paintings (3m 58s)
Appraisal: 1966 Robert Indiana "LOVE" Poster
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Appraisal: 1966 Robert Indiana "LOVE" Poster (3m)
Appraisal: 1990 Sonic Youth with Nirvana Concert Flyer
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Appraisal: 1990 Sonic Youth with Nirvana Concert Flyer (1m 3s)
Appraisal: 1997 English Sterling Silver Mirror
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Appraisal: 1997 English Sterling Silver Mirror (2m 9s)
Appraisal: F. Walter Lawrence Diamond Dress Clips, ca. 1930
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Appraisal: F. Walter Lawrence Diamond Dress Clips, ca. 1930 (3m 23s)
Appraisal: John Bell Pottery Butter Tub, ca. 1850
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Appraisal: John Bell Pottery Butter Tub, ca. 1850 (2m 26s)
Appraisal: Patek Philippe & Tiffany Platinum Pocket Watch, ca. 1910
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Appraisal: Patek Philippe & Tiffany Platinum Pocket Watch, ca. 1910 (3m 24s)
Appraisal: Simon & Halbig Bisque "Rosa Luxemburg" Doll, ca. 1910
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Appraisal: Simon & Halbig Bisque "Rosa Luxemburg" Doll, ca. 1910 (4m 9s)
Appraisal: Toshiko Takaezu Pottery Collection, ca. 1970
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Appraisal: Toshiko Takaezu Pottery Collection, ca. 1970 (3m 59s)
Appraisal: York Salesman's Sample Safe, ca. 1916
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Appraisal: York Salesman's Sample Safe, ca. 1916 (2m 58s)
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